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More Vic hospital staff to curb COVID wave
Date of Posting: 17-07-2022
Victoria's ailing public hospitals will be topped up with an extra 400 health workers amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations. A $162 million package to respond to the emergence of the Omicron BA.4 and 5 variants leaving more people in Read More...
Antiviral scripts via GP phone consults
Date of Posting: 17-07-2022
Medicare will cover long consultations by GPs to prescribe COVID-19 antivirals within days. Health Minister Mark Butler says the new temporary MBS items will include a longer consultation by phone so antivirals can be issued safely and to as many Read More...
Vulnerable NSW communities get free RATs
Date of Posting: 16-07-2022
Vulnerable communities across NSW can access 10 free rapid antigen tests over three months, with the state expanding its concession program as COVID-19 cases surge. The government will provide free RATs to vulnerable communities by expanding its e Read More...
Govt reverses plan to stop pandemic leave
Date of Posting: 16-07-2022
The federal government has reinstated the $750 pandemic isolation payment following widespread criticism. Speaking after a fast-tracked national cabinet meeting on Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said continuing the payment was appropria Read More...
US House backs abortion, law unlikely
Date of Posting: 16-07-2022
US politicians have voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in the first legislative response to the Supreme Court's landmark decision overturning Roe v Wade. The bill has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking i Read More...
COVID-19 led 25m kids to miss key vaccines
Date of Posting: 15-07-2022
About 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations that protect against life-threatening diseases last year, as the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to disrupt health care globally. That is two million Read More...
More regions to get health worker priority
Date of Posting: 15-07-2022
The federal government will direct more health workers to rural areas, improve mental health services and break down barriers to equitable health care for Australians living in the bush. The assistant minister for rural and regional health, mental Read More...
Women have more COVID fear than men
Date of Posting: 15-07-2022
A "stark" worry gap has emerged since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with women twice as likely as men to be extremely worried about their lives, research suggests. Women are now disproportionately bearing the burden of increased Read More...
Health fears over human sunscreen testing
Date of Posting: 14-07-2022
Human sunscreen testing should be phased out because it poses health risks and ethical problems, experts say. Australian scientists are backing the development of new, "safer" reproducible human-free sunscreen testing because they believ Read More...
Indigenous health leaders front inquiry
Date of Posting: 14-07-2022
The head of a national leadership body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health will give evidence at the disability royal commission. The inquiry is examining the treatment and experiences of Indigenous people with disabilities in remote Read More...
Call for renewed anti-smoking message
Date of Posting: 14-07-2022
More than 250,000 Australian smokers will die from cancer in the next 25 years, advocates warn, as they lament the country's lack of anti-smoking campaigns. Their prediction stems from expert modelling, ringing alarm bells for the 11 per cent Read More...
How CPD can support you to grow your career in Allied Health
Date of Posting: 13-07-2022
Whether you’re a seasoned Allied Health professional with years of experience under your belt, or you’ve recently graduated and are finding your feet within the industry, Continued Professional Development (CPD) is an important part of yo Read More...
US government launches abortion task force
Date of Posting: 13-07-2022
The US Justice Department has unveiled a new task force to protect women's reproductive healthcare freedom, after the Supreme Court last month overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling which recognised the constitutional right to abortion. Read More...
People with diabetes at risk during COVID
Date of Posting: 13-07-2022
People living with diabetes had an increased risk of complication and death during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows. More than 40 per cent of COVID-related hospitalisations in 2020-21 had one or more diagnosed comorbid conditions, such as typ Read More...
Study paints grim silica dust picture
Date of Posting: 13-07-2022
Up to 10,000 people in Australia are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetimes from silica dust exposure, according to a new study. The Curtin University research, commissioned by the Australian Council of Trade Unions, also found that m Read More...
Vigorous exercise 'can't outrun poor diet'
Date of Posting: 12-07-2022
There's bad news for anyone who thinks vigorous exercise can compensate for a diet that favours junk food over fruit and veg. Research led by the University of Sydney has found intense exercise doesn't counteract the detrimental effects of Read More...
New COVID pills block virus from spreading
Date of Posting: 12-07-2022
New antiviral drugs prevent COVID-19 from multiplying in the body and can ultimately save lives, experts say. The oral medicines Lagevrio (molnupiravir) and Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) are effective in treating adults who are at risk of Read More...
New diabetes tech helps ease mental burden
Date of Posting: 12-07-2022
Five years ago, Ashlea Davidson was told by her doctor she would need to take insulin every day for the rest of her life. The shock diagnosis left her reeling.[subscribe] "The emotional toll is way bigger than anything else that I've d Read More...
Millions to get access to COVID treatments
Date of Posting: 10-07-2022
Eligibility for potentially lifesaving COVID-19 antiviral treatments is to be widened. Health Minister Mark Butler says Australians over 70 who test positive to the virus will be able to access antivirals on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from Read More...
Jess breathes easy, thanks to lung donor
Date of Posting: 10-07-2022
She couldn't breathe, couldn't eat, couldn't move. Twenty-four-year-old Jess Ackland's lungs had collapsed and she was dying.[subscribe] "I probably only had another day or so left in me," Ms Ackland, now 32, tells AAP Read More...
PM urges eligible to get second booster
Date of Posting: 10-07-2022
The federal government hasn't received any advice on retightening COVID-19 mandates, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says, as evasive new Omicron variants fuel a rise in cases. More than 37,000 new infections and 77 deaths were reported across Read More...
Risk from new COVID strains uncertain
Date of Posting: 09-07-2022
Evasive new Omicron variants are fuelling a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations across Australia but experts say it is too early to know if they cause more severe disease. With data still to come for the ACT and Northern Territory, more th Read More...
SA ambulance ramping at record levels
Date of Posting: 09-07-2022
Ambulance ramping has reached record levels in South Australia with the delays increasing pressure on the state's already stretched public hospital network. The latest figures show ambulances were ramped outside hospitals for a total of 3838 h Read More...
SA to expand respiratory clinics
Date of Posting: 09-07-2022
South Australia will expand four respiratory clinics across Adelaide amid rising COVID-19 and influenza cases. The clinics, originally established for coronavirus assessment, testing, and vaccination, will now cater to anyone with mild to moderate Read More...
Vic kids returning to school get free RATs
Date of Posting: 08-07-2022
More free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will be available at schools and early childhood centres across Victoria during terms three and four. Each student and staff member will be allocated three packs of five RATs per term, equating to a total of Read More...
Qld hospitals hunker down for virus peak
Date of Posting: 08-07-2022
Queensland's biggest hospitals have suspended non-urgent surgeries and other care ahead of the peak of the state's third COVID-19 wave. Another 13 people died with the virus on Friday and 714 people are being treated in hospital, with 17 i Read More...
COVID-19 health toll exposed in new report
Date of Posting: 08-07-2022
Three thousand more Australians died in the first two months of this year than expected, but it wasn't all down to the unfolding Omicron wave of COVID-19, a new study shows. Australia's health 2022, the 18th biennial health report released Read More...
Why Healthcare Professionals Are Flocking To Iceland
Last Updated: 07-07-2022
In recent years, healthcare professionals have been leaving their home countries in droves to pursue new careers in Iceland, a land of beautiful landscapes and hospitable people. The reason? The country’s growing healthcare industry is booming, Read More...
Second booster eligibility may be expanded
Date of Posting: 07-07-2022
Expanding eligibility for a fourth COVID-19 jab could leave those most vulnerable to the virus, including the elderly, behind in the broader vaccine rollout, a leading expert has warned. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation met Read More...
Qld hospitals may halt elective surgeries
Date of Posting: 07-07-2022
Some elective surgeries may be suspended again in Queensland as the state government pleads with residents to get their booster jabs amid a third COVID-19 wave. Just under 700 public and private hospital patients have the virus and 7.6 per cent of Read More...
NSW warns of local monkeypox cases
Date of Posting: 07-07-2022
Monkeypox may be spreading in Australia after NSW found likely locally transmitted infections among the state's 11 confirmed cases. NSW Health says nine of the infections were probably acquired overseas but two may be local cases, which sugges Read More...
COVID boosters a matter of urgency
Date of Posting: 06-07-2022
Australia is expected to follow other parts of the world in expanding eligibility for a fourth COVID vaccine dose to the wider population. As the nation grapples with rising case numbers, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says immunisation experts w Read More...
NSW warned third COVID-19 peak on its way
Date of Posting: 06-07-2022
NSW is heading for a resurgence of COVID-19 cases driven by Omicron subvariants, as the state's health minister labels anyone who hasn't received three vaccine doses as "crazy". Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant expects the state& Read More...
Prostate overtakes breast cancer in Aust
Date of Posting: 06-07-2022
Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia, overtaking breast cancer as the country's number one cancer. The news has been described as a wake-up call for all men, with medical professional raising concerns about the Read More...
NSW floods affect mental health connection
Date of Posting: 05-07-2022
Flooding across NSW has delayed the rollout of a national program to connect with people with experience in Australia's mental health and suicide prevention systems. The 34-stop Connections 2022 program was expected to kick off in Liverpool on Read More...
Tasmania extends free flu jab program
Date of Posting: 05-07-2022
Tasmania has extended its free flu vaccination program for a month amid a winter spike in infections. The state government on Monday announced the roll-out at GPs, pharmacies and state-run clinics will continue until July 31.[subscribe] "A Read More...
Gut bacteria breakthrough for IBD patients
Date of Posting: 05-07-2022
A major breakthrough has been made in the understanding of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, which may lead to more treatments for sufferers. More than 100,000 Australians live with IBD, a chronic condition with two main subtypes, Crohn's Disease an Read More...
Calls to lower age limits for fourth doses
Date of Posting: 04-07-2022
A fourth COVID vaccine dose should be offered to all Australians over 50 as a way to reduce the risk from rising virus infections across the country, an epidemiologist says. As Australia's death toll from the pandemic surpassed 10,000, infecti Read More...
Flu vaccine allergy over-diagnosed
Date of Posting: 04-07-2022
Severe adverse reactions to flu vaccines are sometimes over-diagnosed to anaphylaxis by physicians erring on the side of caution, a brief study published in the Medical Journal of Australia found. The Monash Health authors of the research letter r Read More...
Texas clinics halt abortions after ruling
Date of Posting: 04-07-2022
Clinics are shutting down abortion services in the nation's second-largest state after the Texas Supreme Court blocked an order briefly allowing the procedure to resume in some cases, the latest in legal scrambles taking place across the US follo Read More...
